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ALMOST 20 Croydon Harriers were in action at the Balfour Striders Beatty London Youth Games at Parliament Hill writes Matthew Kier nan. take the The 19-strong contingent played a key role in helping the Borough team finish fifth overall lions’s h a re out of the 30 competing bor- o u g h s. of success Charlotte Cavanagh enjoyed the best result of the morning, finishing 13th in 12 minutes 35 STRIDERS of Croydon had the seconds in the 3000m race to lead first three women finishers in the home the Croydon team, with weekly parkrun at on Philipa Layburn (44th, 14.02) also Saturday morning. making the scoring trio as the Serena Stracey led them home, third Borough finisher. finishing 11th overall in 22 They helped Croydon to sixth minutes 22 seconds, while Debra ove r a l l . Bourne was 17th (23.46) and Flora In the U13 girls category, Josie Kong 21st (24.50). Kavanagh (15th, 8.04) enjoyed an Striders’men were led by Lee excellent outing and was backed Flanagan who finished second in up by Ellie McCormack (20th, 18.30. 8.13). Teenager Kieron Connor was After a late withdrawal by Peter fifth in a personal best 21.16, while Chambers due to illness, Patrick Alan Dolton was sixth (21.30), Lucas (23rd, 16.56) was the club’s Sam Poole ninth (22.09) and Dami- sole representative in the 4.5km an Macenhill 10th (22.13). U17s race. Barry White placed 125th in the Charlie Brackenborough (21st, London Cross-Country Champi- 7.08) was the highlight in the U13 onships at Parliament Hill Fields, boys category, and Emily Howe recording 41 minutes 25 seconds. (73rd, 9.00) led the Harriers chal- On the following day Tyler lenge in the U15 girls race. O’Callaghan ran well to place 28th The Harriers packed well in the in the Luton Marathon, recording 3000m u15 boys contest thanks to 3:02.12. This placed him 24th in Kartik Iyer (30th, 10.50), Luke Striders’all-time marathon rank- Baker (45th, 11.15) and Laurence i n g s. Johnston (63rd, 11.29). In the Brighton 10K road race Other results: Damian Macenhill, in his second Abbie Burrett (U13G, 2000m), race of the weekend, was 114th in 59th 8.45, Georgia King (U13G, 37.43. 2000m), 155th 10.14, Luca Brew- Russell Harmsworth ran 39.35, ster (U13B, 2000m), 159th 9.06, BATTLING ON: Paul Burgess, Croydon, right, battling out the 13 race while Serena Stracey was again Matthew Lucas (U13B, 2000m), Holden victorious which he won in 6;45 the same time as his challenger Harry Reynolds Striders’first woman, recording 119th 8.27 Naomi Carty (U15G, 41.09. of Richmond Photo by Mike Fleet 2000m), 76th 9.02, Cora Sexton TOM Holden, of South London athlete Holden beat to win the (U15G, 2000m), 95th 9.29, Rob ham. Holly Haile enjoyed a Parliament Hill. Harriers, above, won the U15 English schools cross-country. GLONE Collingwood runner Cat Spalding (U15B, 3000m), 78th seventh place in the U15 girls cat- Colin Oxlade (145th, 42.45), London Youth Games Cross- Asgodom conceded defeat Gaskell ran the challenging Ice- 11.46, Stirling Gibbons (U15B, egory, with training partner Martin Rowe (148th, 42.49), Andy Country race on Parliament with about 10 metres to go, Man 11km Trail Run near Frim- 3000m), 99th 12.10, Annie Forbes Stevie Lawrence 16th in the same Del Nevo (178th, 44.29) and Mat- Hill. leaving Holden to win. ley, finishing 75th place in 1 hour (U17W), 60th 15.18. r a c e. thew Kiernan (189th, 45.34) com- He took the honours in a The teenager completed the 06:06 seconds. GWHILE their team-mates were Josh Haasz finished 18th in the pleted the scoring quartet. thrilling sprint over the last 3km challenging and Six members contested the in action at the London Youth U15s while Omar Harhara was Eric Campbell completed the 400 metres to the line against undulating course in 9 minutes Banstead Woods parkrun, seven Games, a quartet of young Har- 37th in the U13s race. field in 249th in 65:51. three challengers. 15 seconds, nearly a minute the and one riers were in action for the Surrey Croydon Harriers’seniors fin- Elsewhere, Sam Clayton won The last of those challengers, ahead of the fifth placed the Nonsuch Park event. Schools squad at the West Mid- ished 21st overall in the London the Lloyd ParkRun for the eighth Paulos Asgodom, was an f i n i s h e r. Members also contested the lands inter-counties in Birming- cross-country championships at t i m e. Epsom 10 - a hilly 10 mile road race starting at Tattenham Corner and taking in Langley International stars are in the making Coloma lift cup again Vale, Headley, Walton-on-the-Hill and finishing back at the Epsom Schools Sport (U15) and George Oyebode THE Coloma U13 six-a-side team Fidelis level on points with their racecourse grandstand. (U14), who plays his hockey at won the Croydon Borough U13 opponents hav- Four ran the Luton Marathon Oxted, were selected for the Girls Football League Cup. ing only scored one goal more in Bedfordshire. U16s. With a feast of football on dis- than them. WHITGIFT School’s hockey Karl Stagno Master in charge play from all teams throughout A hardworking display from programme, incredibly suc- of hockey and Surbiton Hockey the day, it was Harris Academy the hosts saw them come out on CONTACT SPORT cessful in the last couple of Club first team coach said: Crystal Palace, Woodcote and top as Zgora Boret scored the only years, is helping to produce a “The boys work so hard on and Coloma A who finished as group goal. If you have a sports story new generation of internation- off the field and whilst the winners with Shirley High as the Coloma A beat Shirley High in you would like published in al players. school programme has a key best runners-up. the semi, leaving their best per- Advertiser Sport, contact The recent Futures Cup saw role to play. The Coloma A team beat Harris formance was kept until last as the sports desk six Whitgift pupils selected for “The international pro- Academy Purley A 2-0 in their they triumphed over the Harris assessments, four in gramme provides our pupils opening game, Morgan Freeman Academy, 3-1. Iemail: simon.osbor n@ the U18 squad and two for the with the exposure to the and Hannah Rutherwood getting Coloma A will now face the essnmedia.co.uk U16 squad. highest level of competition the goals but could only manage a Stanley Park High and Beaver- Luke Taylor, Jonty Griffiths, and coaching.” 0-0 draw against Edenham B des- wood School for Girls in a three- Iphone: 01737 783861 Robert Farrington and Peter The first training sessions pite dominating the game. way play-off where the winners Ellis-Philipps were all selected and assessments take place this TAY L O R - M A D E : Luke Taylor It meant they went into their will represent Crystal Palace in ITwitter: @AdvertiserSport for the U18s and Rhys Smith we e ke n d . plays for East Grinstead final group game against Virgo the regional finals.